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4
- Back Cover
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 1 step
- Lower Case
- 2 steps
- Stylus Housing
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Back Cover
Unscrew the four Phillips #00 screws along the top of the back cover.
The screws are held in place by locking washers, and will not come out of the back cover.
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Step 2
- Hold the device in one hand and turn it over.
- Grab the top edge of the back cover with your opposite hand so that the cover does not fall back into place.
- Flip the 3DS over again so that the back cover is facing up.
- Pull the back cover up and away from the rest of the device to remove it.
Hold the device in one hand and turn it over.
Grab the top edge of the back cover with your opposite hand so that the cover does not fall back into place.
Flip the 3DS over again so that the back cover is facing up.
Pull the back cover up and away from the rest of the device to remove it.
Step 3
Battery
- Insert a plastic opening tool into the notch in the lower case above the battery.
- Pry the battery up with the plastic opening tool.
- Grab the top edge of the battery and lift it out of the lower case.
Insert a plastic opening tool into the notch in the lower case above the battery.
Pry the battery up with the plastic opening tool.
Grab the top edge of the battery and lift it out of the lower case.
Step 4
Lower Case
- Remove the nine 6.3 mm black Phillips screws from the lower case.
- These screws will strip very easily unless you use the correct size bit. Apply pressure to the screws while turning to avoid stripping them.
- Remove the 2.4 mm silver Phillips screw above the game cartridge slot.
Remove the nine 6.3 mm black Phillips screws from the lower case.
These screws will strip very easily unless you use the correct size bit. Apply pressure to the screws while turning to avoid stripping them.
Remove the 2.4 mm silver Phillips screw above the game cartridge slot.
Step 5
- Lift the bottom edge of the lower case off the rest of the 3DS.
- There are still two ribbon cables connecting the mother board to the case, so be sure not to pull the lower case all the way off.
- Use a plastic opening tool to pry the shoulder button ribbon cables off their sockets on the motherboard.
- Remove the lower case from the device.
Lift the bottom edge of the lower case off the rest of the 3DS.
There are still two ribbon cables connecting the mother board to the case, so be sure not to pull the lower case all the way off.
Use a plastic opening tool to pry the shoulder button ribbon cables off their sockets on the motherboard.
Remove the lower case from the device.
Step 6
Stylus Housing
- Remove the stylus from the lower case.
Remove the stylus from the lower case.
Step 7
- Remove the four 2.4 mm Phillips screws that secure the stylus housing to the lower case.
- Use a plastic opening tool to pry the stylus housing up from the lower case.
- Grab the stylus housing and remove it from the lower case.
Remove the four 2.4 mm Phillips screws that secure the stylus housing to the lower case.
Use a plastic opening tool to pry the stylus housing up from the lower case.
Grab the stylus housing and remove it from the lower case.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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